Recently inducted to the Country Music Hall of Fame, Alan Jacksonâs membership among country musicâs all-time greats is the latest in a long line of career-defining accolades that include three CMA Entertainer of the Year honors, more than 25 years of membership in the Grand Ole Opry, a 2016 Billboard ranking as one of the Top 10 Country Artists of All-Time, induction to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Heritage Award as the most-performed country songwriter-artist of ASCAPâs first 100 years.
The man from rural Newnan, GA has sold nearly 60-million albums worldwide, ranks as one of the 10 best-selling male vocalists of all-time in all genres. He has released more than 60 singles â registering 50 Top Ten hits and 35 #1s (including 26 Billboard chart-toppers). He has earned more than 150 music industry awards â including 18 Academy of Country Music Awards, 16 Country Music Association Awards, a pair of Grammys and ASCAPâs Founders and Golden Note Awards.
Jackson is one of the most successful and respected singer-songwriters in music. He is in the elite company of Paul McCartney and John Lennon among songwriters whoâve written more than 20 songs that theyâve recorded and taken to the top of the charts. Jackson is one of the best-selling artists since the inception of SoundScan, ranking alongside the likes of Eminem and Metallica. Heâs also the man behind one of Nashvilleâs most-popular new tourist stops, AJâs Good Time Bar, a four-story honky-tonk in the heart of downtown (along a stretch of Broadway known as the âHonky Tonk Highwayâ) featuring daily live music and a rooftop view of Music City.
Over the course of his career, Alan Jackson has played famous venues such as the American Airlines Center, the Wells Fargo Arena, and the Smoothie King Center.